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laboured.

Expressive of strenuous effort.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈleɪ.bɚd/General-American/ˈleɪ.bəd/Received-Pronunciation
  1. Expressive of strenuous effort.

    UK
    At the end of the marathon, her laboured breathing told us she was exhausted.
  2. Of writing or speech or similar, stilted or not natural due to too much effort being used in the production.

    UK · figuratively
verb/ˈleɪ.bɚd/General-American/ˈleɪ.bəd/Received-Pronunciation
  1. simple past and past participle of labour

    form-of · participle · past
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